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palak tambli
Palak tambli / South Canara recipes
Written by Jayashree

Palak Tambli is a popular dish from South Canara cuisine. It is regularly prepared in daily menu. It tastes good with hot steamed rice.

Winter is my most loved season, pleasant climate, waking up to a nail biting cold day and have plenty of fresh vegetables and green vegetables. Spinach, fenugreek, cilantro, mint are all farm fresh and smell so good.

Tambli is a dish from South Canara cuisine. It is yoghurt based  dip like with a green leaf, coconut and few other ingredients. Tambli can be made using different green leaf and vegetables as Spinach, Fenugreek, Ginger, Cucumber to name a few.

Palak Tambli  is tasty and makes a good accompaniment with hot steamed rice. With fresh spinach available, do try this.

Let’s get to the recipe of Palak Tambli.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup chopped spinach leaves
  • 2 tablespoon fresh coconut
  • 3 green chilli
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 cup whisked curd
  • 1 teaspoon oil

For the seasoning

  • 2 teaspoon oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed
  • 1/8 teaspoon asafoetida
  • 1/8 teaspoon turmeric powder

A few spinach recipes that I have : Corn Palak, Spinach SaladPalak Sev, Spinach Chutney, Spinach Kofta CurryPalak Paneer Wrap, Nawabi green cutlets

Palak Tambli

Palak tambli is a tasty and nutritious side dish from South Canara region. 
Author Jayashree

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chopped spinach leaves
  • 2 tablespoon fresh coconut
  • 3 green chilli
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 cup whisked curd
  • 1 teaspoon oil

For the seasoning

  • 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed
  • 1/8 teaspoon asafoetida
  • 1/8 teaspoon turmeric powder

Instructions

  • Clean the spinach leaves, discard the stalk. Cut the leaves. Wash them and put in a colander for sometime.
  • Take a little oil, saute the green chilli, put them aside in a plate, roast cumin for few seconds. Put it aside along with green chilli. Now,saute the spinach leaves for two minutes.
  • Once it cools, grind them along with coconut.
  • Remove in a bowl. Add salt to it. Whisk the curd and put it.
  • Make seasoning. Take oil in a pan, add mustard seeeds, as it splutters, add turmeric powder and asafoetida and pour it over the tambli.
  • Spinach tambli is ready to serve.

Notes

  • Use fresh curds. Do not add water to it.
  • Adjust the green chilly as per your taste.
  1. Remove the stalk and cut the spinach leaves.
  2. Take a little oil and saute the green chilli, put them aside in a plate, roast cumin for a few seconds. Put it aside along with green chilly. Now, saute the spinach leaves for the two minutes.
  3. Grind them along with coconut.
  4. Whisk the curd and put it. Add salt and mix.
  5. Make seasoning. Take oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, as they splutter, put turmeric powder and asafoetida, pour it over the tambli.
  6. Palak tambli is ready to serve.
palak tambli

palak tambli

palak tambli

palak tambli

This post is part of Winter Special at Healthy Well Cuisines. Here are a few other recipes by other co-bloggers

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@Rosynayak
5 years ago

That’s a good share , that’s colour is lovely .

The Girl Next Door
5 years ago

Yummmm! The Palak Tambli looks and sounds so delicious! 🙂 I’d love to try this out some time.

curryandvanilla
curryandvanilla
5 years ago

Ooo, yumm! My favorite Konkani dish to enjoy with rice! Awesome share dear <3

Ruchisvegkitchen
5 years ago

Aahhh amazing. Palak Tambil looks and sounds mouthwatering… Very new for me but me sure its super delicious.

mayurisjikoni
5 years ago

An interesting recipe for me, have not tried it but its definitely sounds so delicious. Would just go perfectly with some soft rotis or rice.

Shalu
Shalu
5 years ago

Wow! Palak tambli is something very new for me. Looks very tempting.

Geetanjali
5 years ago

Palak tambil is something new for me. But the ingredients you have used here i am sure it would have been taste great and also so much easy to prepare. I will surely try this recipe… bookmarking it. Thanks for sharing this Jayashree!! Love it😊

Seema Doraiswamy Sriram

This is such a lovely recipe, I love the green colour of thsi simple recipe. I will surely make it whan i get bcak

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